I joined Khmer traditional wedding in rural district in Komport province on July 08, 2007. While I was sitting together with my brothers eating food, there were approximately 6 boys and girls standing around the guest tables and some moved from one table to others. What were they doing?
All of them were living in the poor families. They asked for some food and soft drink from guests to eat and drink and were trying to scramble the used cans of beer each others, thrown under the table. Why did they do like this? They collected them to sell for money. Amongst the boys and girls were at the age from 4 to 13 year olds, whose ages are in schooling. I had not asked them about their study, but I could assume that they had no more opportunity to attend school like other children.
I took photo of a boy collecting the can of beer at wedding ceremony; he was the youngest boy among others. It is because of the poverty situation causing them to earn money by picking up something thrown at wedding tent and in public place.
The boy was collecting the can in the wedding tent in Kompong Trach district.
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Chidrends should be cared and education should be provided. I hope this boy also have chance to go to school….
“In Germany, the first child who just born is supporting by the government about 180 Euro per month and increasing when the child a bit bigger, also the mother also get the financing support in case she does not have job”, a friend told me.